Tom thought he’d surprise Liz with some sweet Fourth of July decorations when she gets home from her conference tomorrow. He knew that she’d been eyeing these great DIY crayon hearts from Martha Stewart…
So he decided to make her some crayon stars instead! The main supplies needed for the stars were crayons, wax paper, and packaging paper (and an iron to melt the wax of course!).
Tom started by using a mechanical crayon sharpener to create wax shavings…
Then spread these shavings onto a sheet of wax paper.
Tom put the shavings on half of the wax paper sheet, folded the other side over, and folded up the open sides by about an inch on each side. He then put a piece of packaging paper on the ironing board, followed by the wax paper with crayon shavings, and another piece of packaging paper on top. He ironed this stack on medium heat until the crayon shavings were completely melted. Once the melted wax cooled, Tom traced stars onto the wax paper using cookie cutters, before cutting them out with scissors.
He poked a hole at the top of each star and used red-colored thread to attach the stars to these cute-as-can-be paper straws.
They look so sweet in the window :)
Hope you’re having a good day!
-Charlie
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I love these. I am totally going to make these!
Thanks Niki! Tom actually thought they were pretty easy to make once he had all the supplies (he had never heard of Kraft paper though, so that was interesting)!
These are gorgeous! I’ve made something similar before but I love the stars! I’d love for you to share this on Tuesday’s Tidbits at Naptime Delights: http://naptimedelights.blogspot.ca/2012/06/tuesdays-tidbits-6.html
Thanks!
Sarah
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Thanks Sarah! I’ll have to check out Naptime Delights :)
these are super cute! great spin on that project for the 4th instead!
Thanks Jaime! Can’t wait to figure out what shapes Liz and Tom can make for other holidays… The hearts for Valentine’s Day next year will definitely be a must!
I love these! Colorful and easy, one of my favorite combos! Thanks so much for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you next week.
Thanks K! We’ll definitely be back for more Tout it Tuesdays :)
They are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Really!!
You are planning on sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality.. right? :)
I’m glad you like them Christine! And thank you for the invite to DIY Dreamer!!
These are beautiful! Tom’s smart and talented!
He sure is! Liz was completely surprised when she got home from her conference. Tom even double-surprised her with ANOTHER project — I’ll have to post about this one soon :)
Thanks Laurel — he really is the best!
What a guy! These are terrific!
I’m back from a long blog break and hope you will join us for Potpourri Friday this week!
Thanks Honey! Glad that you’re back — I’ll definitely have to check out Potpourri Friday :)
These are fun. We usually do something like this for the holidays too. :-)
So much fun, Eva! I fell in love with the Martha Stewart hearts and think the stars are just as sweet :) Thanks for stopping by!
We were inspired by the Martha Stewart ones and did something similar for Valentine’s Day. I love how you translated that to 4th of July. They look fabulous.
The heart version is so adorable — definitely on the list of things to do for Valentine’s Day :)
So cute! I bet my kids would have a field day with the crayon shavings, so maybe I could do a three part project, they help with the shavings, I do the ironing (obviously), then they get to cut out the cooled shapes…
Jessica
stayathomeista.com
The three-part option sounds like a perfect plan! Tom actually enlisted the help of my Aunt and Grandma for this one :)
Such a great idea making these with the star shapes–I love how festive they look hanging in the window!
Thanks Laura — they’re definitely getting us excited for the Fourth!
Thank you so much for linking to Someday Crafts Whatever Goes Wednesday blog post. I loved your tutorial. We will be featuring it tonight on our round up post at 6ps EST. Please be sure to grab our Featured at Someday Crafts button for your blog. Thanks again for the inspiration!
This is the cutest post and very inspirational. I would love it if you would link this to our What’s It Wednesday blog party. Hope you can join us!
Paula
Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Oh my stars, these are wonderful! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
Those are nothing short of awesome! Great idea!
Love the effect of the crayon wax and wax paper. So pretty! Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create!
<3 Christina
Those look so neat!
Really fun–Simple and festive! I hope you’ll add this to my Patriotic Project Parade. I would love to see them there.
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Those are so cute! I love their translucence! :)
WOW these are so cute I love them!!! My only child is 8 months old. I wish he was older so we could do projects like this together!! I will just have to pin this for the future!!
come visit me sometime. I really like your blog, its inspiring !
Just found you @ TT&J. Your blog is so fun and your stars are fantastic! Thanks for sharing! :)
Krista @ mk inspired
These are absolutely gorgeous. He did such a lovely job and has totally inspired me to go make some now. I hadn’t thought of stars before.
Shared you on Facebook this morning http://www.facebook.com/pages/Igottacreate/100573240032625?sk=wall
And will be featuring you in the July 4th spectacular on the blog tomorrow morning! Such a great project to do with kids. ;)
Thanks so much for linking up <3 Christina
LOVE this : ) I shared it on my crafty facebook page.
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Such a cool idea!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/star-spangled-ideas/
Have a great rest of the weekend!
These look great!
Great idea! I love this!!
Thanks for linking!
Stacey of Embracing Change
This is a fantastic project! I love how they turned out! Would you consider linking it up at my Pinworthy Projects Party? I hope to see you there!
Wow, these are stunning. I’m pinning this right now to my rainy day fun board so I don’t forget to make these with the boys. So fun!
How clever and how beautiful. I love it. Thanks tons for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
Very colorful. It seems better than other crayon projects that I have tried in the past. I am always worried about the project remelting. Have a good day!
Very pretty! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – you were featured today!!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
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